Industrial Factory Automation

Imatek has successfully installed a DWT40-100 drop weight tear tester (DWTT) at Hyundai Steel in South Korea. This follows the installation of a similar high-capacity machine at Posco Steel in Korea in 2004. Both machines provide impact energies of up to 100,000 joules. Although the DWTT test is typically used to measure the fracture characteristics of steel used in the construction of steel pipe for the gas-and-oil industry, Hyundai will also use the new machine for performing tests on steel used in ship-building applications. Hyundai's steel products are used globally in applications such as railway lines, bridge-support mechanisms and power-transmission towers. Hyundai Steel operates three production facilities in South Korea and one in China, from which it produces about 10 million tons a year. The use of higher-grade steels in the oil, gas and manufacturing industries is creating the need for a new generation of specialist impact testers. Imatek offers a range of DWTT systems...

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